XGen Groom Study: Facial Hair

A dedicated study isolating facial hair mechanics using Maya and XGen. Stripping away the full character pipeline allowed me to focus entirely on structural flow and density.

The biggest takeaway from this exercise is that practically understanding the groom forms and layering is the absolute key to nailing your exact reference. Rather than just scattering splines, it is about observing how the hair naturally builds and shifts across the underlying anatomy of the jawline and cheeks.